Marvel Rivals Season 7.5 patch notes: Black Cat, Chain-CC Protection, and what’s coming on April 17 2026

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Marvel Rivals Season 7.5 patch notes

Marvel Rivals Season 7.5 starts on April 17, 2026, and the official site has already confirmed a new Season 7.5 Dev Vision plus a Version 20260417 Balance Post. Some parts of Season 7.5 are already official, while other details are still becoming clearer before release.

Season 7.5 at a glance

What is officially confirmed for Marvel Rivals Season 7.5?

The safest place to start is with what Marvel Rivals has already posted itself. The official Season 7.5 Begins // Dev Vision Vol. 16 confirms the new mid-season update is coming on April 17, while the official Version 20260417 Balance Post confirms that this patch includes a substantial balance pass.

The biggest confirmed gameplay system change is Chain-CC Protection. Marvel Rivals says this mechanic is meant to stop players from being repeatedly locked down by crowd control. According to the official post, if a hero is hit by 2 crowd-control effects within 6 seconds and the total control time reaches 1.5 seconds, they gain 3 seconds of Chain-CC Protection, reducing later control effects by 50%. The post also says knockbacks and launches do not count toward the trigger.

This could end up being one of the biggest gameplay changes in the update, because it affects how crowd control works across matches instead of only changing one hero.

Black Cat looks set to be the headline addition

Black Cat is the biggest Season 7.5 talking point in current coverage. While the official balance post does not spell her out in a big new hero reveal section, it does confirm a new team-up called Lucky Loan involving Black Cat, White Fox, and Captain America, which is a strong sign that she is part of this update cycle.

Black Cat is also widely expected to be the main new addition in Season 7.5. Even with the official site focused more on the balance side so far, she still looks like the main face of the update.

New modes and extra Season 7.5 content

This is where the article needs to be a bit more careful.

Current details around Season 7.5 point to a new PvE mode, along with extra content tied to Path to Doomsday, Blood Hunt, and the Hellfire Gala.

That said, the official Dev Vision page text available right now is much lighter on detail than some of the early Season 7.5 breakdowns. So the clearest way to look at it right now is:

  • officially confirmed: Season 7.5 is real and coming April 17

  • officially confirmed: balance changes are already posted

  • strongly reported: Black Cat and wider mode/content additions are part of the patch package

Balance changes

The official Version 20260417 balance post confirms that Season 7.5 includes a wide set of gameplay adjustments, not just the new Chain-CC Protection system.

The biggest system-level change is Chain-CC Protection. If a hero is affected by 2 crowd-control effects within 6 seconds and the total control time reaches 1.5 seconds, they gain 3 seconds of Chain-CC Protection. During that time, later crowd-control effects are reduced by 50%. Knockbacks and launches do not count toward the trigger.

The balance post also includes hero adjustments for characters such as Captain America, Groot, Spider-Man, Emma Frost, Mister Fantastic, Human Torch, The Thing, Winter Soldier, and Adam Warlock, along with team-up changes covering Gamma Monstro, Atlas Bond, ESU Alumnus, and Symbiote Shenanigans.

This gives Season 7.5 a lot more weight than a small filler update, even before the rest of the wider content drop is fully detailed.

So what should players expect from Season 7.5?

Right now, the clearest takeaway is that Marvel Rivals Season 7.5 looks like a two-part update:

  1. a fully official balance patch that is already public

  2. a broader content drop that appears set to include Black Cat and new mode/event material, with fuller official details likely to roll out closer to launch

That makes this a patch highlights story rather than one complete changelog with every detail already locked in.

Final word

Marvel Rivals Season 7.5 is shaping up to be one of the more important recent updates for the game. The April 17 launch date is official, the Version 20260417 balance changes are already live on the official site, and Black Cat looks set to be the star addition alongside more content still to be fully detailed.

Season 7.5 is officially on the way, with more details likely to appear closer to release.

Posted: 15th Apr 2026 by Team SuperCheats
Tags: Marvel Rivals, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC,